Section 65Part 5 — CONTRAVENTIONS AND PENALTIES
Provision of Customs and Border Control services
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A person shall not provide or purport to provide customs and border control advice or customs and border control services for any fee, gain or reward unless the person is a qualified person
A person is a qualified person if —
the person is registered with the Director or is employed by, or works under the supervision of, such a person
the person is a member or employee of a body which is licensed, or exempted by the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision), or works under the supervision of such a member or employee
the person is a person admitted to practise as an attorney-at-law under the Legal Practitioners Act (2022 Revision)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who —
is certified by the Director as exempt (in this section referred to as "an exempt person")
is employed by an exempt person
works under the supervision of an exempt person or an employee of an exempt person
falls within a category of a person specified in an order made by the Cabinet for the purposes of this subsection
A certificate under subsection (3)(a) may relate only to a specified description of customs and border advice or customs and border services
Subsection (1) does not apply to a person —
holding an office under the Crown, when acting in that capacity
employed by, or for the purposes of, a Government department, when acting in that capacity
acting under the control of a Government department
otherwise exercising functions on behalf of the Crown
An exemption given under subsection (3)(a) may be withdrawn by the Director
A person who acts in contravention of subsection (1) commits an offence
Defined Terms
qualified personexempt person
Cross References
- Section of Trade And Business Licensing Actexternal
Reference to Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision)
- Section of Legal Practitioners Act
Reference to Legal Practitioners Act (2022 Revision)